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Originally Posted by Andybaby
I acknowledge that there are good short stories.. but my problem with them is that they are so short!. I watch TV shows because movies are so short. I read books cause TV shows are so short. I read book Series because books are so short.
I like to fall into a world. and stay there, for a long time. a short story is like a hit of Coke. but then the author wont sell you anymore.
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I'm with Andy on this one. When I love something, I hate for it to have ended.
My favorite sci/fi universes are Vinge's and Brin's and Cherryh's... Man when I finished Fire Upon a Deep, I put it down and walked around it a couple days and then picked it up and read it again. Seriously hehe... Fire Upon The Deep (damn what great ideas!), all six Uplift Books (man, he just makes you Care!), Heavy Time and The Pride of Chanur (space opera with brains and seeing events through a character's biases, experiences, and goals.). All brilliant, different writing focuses but all quality, thought provoking books. And none of the three authors are a full-fledged race from one action scene to another. But that's what I like best. I really enjoy Weber and Bujold and Julian May too but they're more action oriented and my very favorite ones are the ones that both entertain and make me think.